diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/MigrateUserTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/MigrateUserTest.php
index 61ff800..a1be14d 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/MigrateUserTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/MigrateUserTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\Tests\user\Kernel\Migrate\d7;
 
+use Drupal\language\Entity\ConfigurableLanguage;
 use Drupal\Tests\migrate_drupal\Kernel\d7\MigrateDrupal7TestBase;
 use Drupal\user\Entity\User;
 use Drupal\user\RoleInterface;
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ class MigrateUserTest extends MigrateDrupal7TestBase {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public static $modules = ['file', 'image'];
+  public static $modules = ['file', 'image', 'language'];
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ class MigrateUserTest extends MigrateDrupal7TestBase {
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
+    // Set the default language, so we can test that the user gets that
+    // language.
+    // Change when we have i18n user migrations.
+    ConfigurableLanguage::createFromLangcode('sv')->save();
+    $this->config('system.site')->set('default_langcode', 'sv')->save();
+
     // Prepare to migrate user pictures as well.
     $this->installEntitySchema('file');
     $this->executeMigrations([
@@ -51,7 +58,9 @@ protected function setUp() {
    * @param bool $blocked
    *   Whether or not the account is blocked.
    * @param string $langcode
-   *   The user account's language code.
+   *   The user account's translation language code.
+   * @param string $langcode
+   *   The user account's preferred UI language code.
    * @param string $init
    *   The user's initial email address.
    * @param string[] $roles
@@ -59,7 +68,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
    * @param bool $has_picture
    *   Whether the user is expected to have a picture attached.
    */
-  protected function assertEntity($id, $label, $mail, $access, $login, $blocked, $langcode, $init, array $roles = [RoleInterface::AUTHENTICATED_ID], $has_picture = FALSE) {
+  protected function assertEntity($id, $label, $mail, $access, $login, $blocked, $langcode, $preferred_langcode, $init, array $roles = [RoleInterface::AUTHENTICATED_ID], $has_picture = FALSE) {
     /** @var \Drupal\user\UserInterface $user */
     $user = User::load($id);
     $this->assertTrue($user instanceof UserInterface);
@@ -68,12 +77,12 @@ protected function assertEntity($id, $label, $mail, $access, $login, $blocked, $
     $this->assertIdentical($access, $user->getLastAccessedTime());
     $this->assertIdentical($login, $user->getLastLoginTime());
     $this->assertIdentical($blocked, $user->isBlocked());
+    $this->assertIdentical($langcode, $user->langcode->value);
     // $user->getPreferredLangcode() might fallback to default language if the
     // user preferred language is not configured on the site. We just want to
     // test if the value was imported correctly.
-    $this->assertIdentical($langcode, $user->langcode->value);
-    $this->assertIdentical($langcode, $user->preferred_langcode->value);
-    $this->assertIdentical($langcode, $user->preferred_admin_langcode->value);
+    $this->assertIdentical($preferred_langcode, $user->preferred_langcode->value);
+    $this->assertIdentical($preferred_langcode, $user->preferred_admin_langcode->value);
     $this->assertIdentical($init, $user->getInitialEmail());
     $this->assertIdentical($roles, $user->getRoles());
     $this->assertIdentical($has_picture, !$user->user_picture->isEmpty());
@@ -83,7 +92,7 @@ protected function assertEntity($id, $label, $mail, $access, $login, $blocked, $
    * Tests the Drupal 7 user to Drupal 8 migration.
    */
   public function testUser() {
-    $this->assertEntity(2, 'Odo', 'odo@local.host', '0', '0', FALSE, '', 'odo@local.host');
+    $this->assertEntity(2, 'Odo', 'odo@local.host', '0', '0', FALSE, 'sv', '', 'odo@local.host');
   }
 
 }